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Sacramento police say woman shot in leg during argument

Sacramento police say a woman was shot in the leg when an argument between two men turned violent in the city's Land Park neighborhood Monday evening.

Police Sgt. Bill Wann told The Sacramento Bee the woman was taken to a hospital where she was treated for a wound that was not considered to be life-threatening. Her name or age has not been released.

Witnesses told police the woman was shot during an argument between a man in a car and a man on the street around 6:40 p.m.

After the woman was hit by gunfire, the driver of the car fled the area. Police were checking surveillance videos and interviewing additional witnesses as they tried to identify the driver and his passenger.

Police did not immediately known if the woman was connected to the men involved in the argument.

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